Ocean and Fisheries Media Researcher
Type of Appointment: Consultancy or service contract(s) – fixed fee(s) of between US$5,000 and $12,000
Appointment requirements: Candidates based in Indonesia with legal working status are required. Experience with media research, sector analysis, and/or marine conservation and ocean issues are preferred.
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network plans to commission a media mapping study in Indonesia during the first half of 2015 that will review the media sector’s coverage of ocean and fisheries issues, catalog where positive journalism is occurring, and identify gaps in coverage where capacity-building opportunities for the media will help audiences better engage on these issues.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create a report (possibly in tandem with other consultants) outlining the status and trends of Indonesia’s media coverage of marine conservation and ocean issues, assessing the current state of media coverage of fisheries, aquaculture and ocean issues in Indonesia.
- Identify the key players -- journalists, media organizations, government and private-sector organizations, including businesses, and other stakeholders --involved in media coverage of marine fisheries issues, along with key events generating news on these issues.
- Within the general area of oceans and fisheries, identify which issues are most and least reported on (among, for instance, the following topics: general ocean health, marine protected areas, fisheries and fish stocks, business and markets, seafood processing, small-scale fishermen, conservation, aquaculture, seafood for consumers, pollution, shark fins, etc.).
- Carry out a gap analysis that will assess the strengths and weaknesses of journalists and media undertaking this kind of reporting.
- Assess the capacity-building needs for journalists and media organizations regarding marine fisheries issues.
- Identify the main obstacles faced in covering marine fisheries issues, both in the newsroom and in the field.
- Identify partners and consultants to work with in helping to build the capacity of ocean and fisheries journalism in Indonesia.
- Assess the current and potential usefulness of the Ekuatorial GeoJournalism platform in covering ocean and fisheries issues in Indonesia.
- Provide a set of recommendations for a project aimed at building the capacity of Indonesian media to improve their coverage of marine fisheries and ocean issues, including identifying key individuals, stakeholders, media organizations, universities and events to partner with.
- Contribute original and aggregated news reports focused on marine issues to Ekuatorial dot com.
- Present and discuss the findings of the report at a conference with key stakeholders in late 2015.
- University degree, preferably graduate degree, with expertise in fisheries, oceans and journalism, communications or media
- A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in conducting research/studies
- Fluency in oral and written Indonesian (Bahasa) language
- Good oral and written English
- Good computer skills (MS Word, statistic data analysis). Previous working experience with Indonesian media would be an advantage
- Good communication skills
- The consultant(s) should have the ability to collaborate with relevant media organizations, journalists and with environment and journalism management bodies, to facilitate the study
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